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“Wanting to reform the world without discovering one's true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking on stones and thorns. It is much simpler to wear shoes.” - Ramana Maharshi

.. Ken a very topical quote for one of our cats, Chi Chi .. she has a hyperactive thyroid and the treatment is to inject her with radioactive iodine .. we joked she would glow in the dark but had not considered her 9 lives ..

Wizard of Oz wrote:.. Ken a very topical quote for one of our cats, Chi Chi .. she has a hyperactive thyroid and the treatment is to inject her with radioactive iodine .. we joked she would glow in the dark but had not considered her 9 lives ..

WoZ out of pocket $1800

Blooming heck! Faced with that sort of bill my cat would now be a very fine hat.

<2014 “Comedy does give good value. There are so many discouraging facts around—e.g., half of all people are below average—and jokes relieve some of the misery.”—excerpted from the The Keillor Reader (May 2014) by Garrison Keillor, in The AARP Bulletin, May, Vol.55, No.4, page 40> [[AARP = American Association of Retired Persons.]]

“Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason” by Jerry Seinfeld

I saw this quote a few weeks ago in The Week Magazine Wit & Wisdom column and thought it was a good one. But for the life of me I can’t find that issue. So, I Googled it and there it was in goodreads.com.
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